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What Wendy Wore: A Challenging Zac Posen Skirt

September 18, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve been challenged by a particular Zac Posen skirt for 13 years. The vibrant pattern from Posen’s Spring 2005 collection caught my eye as I was transitioning from my corporate job at Lehman Brothers to running my own jewelry business. Posen used it in dresses … Embed from Getty Images … and in skirts. Embed…

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Filed Under: clothing, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, skirts, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: homegrown vintage, zac posen

Transformation Tuesday: Redesigns Galore

July 31, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve written plenty about my love of redesigning old jewelry — including engagement rings. Once in a while, I’ll redesign clothes, which is how I wound up in a completely redesigned outfit last Saturday. I didn’t get to take a proper outfit photo due to an uncharged camera, so we’ll have to make due with…

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Filed Under: clothes, Fashion, homegrown vintage, my designs, necklaces, outfit post, pictures of me, redesigns, Y-necklace

Flashback Friday: Gareth Pugh in Las Vegas

July 20, 2018 by WendyB

MrB and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary this Sunday, and I’m not sure what to wear. The past two years, I stuck to the same outfit: A strange hot pants/maxi skirt hybrid by Gareth Pugh, paired with a shiny L’Agence top. It’s a great look for a Boomerang video! Gareth Pugh skirt/shorts thing…

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Filed Under: anniversaries, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, purses, Special Occasions, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: gareth pugh

What Wendy Wore: Slow-Fashion Versace for WJA

July 17, 2018 by WendyB

Before I went to the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards for Excellence last night, I did a video reminiscing about the excitement of winning WJA’s design award in 2017. It’s a short video and you should watch it in order to appreciate the funny thing I’m going to tell you next. Did you watch it? Are…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, versace, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: slow fashion

A Fashion Playlist for My First YouTube-a-Versary

April 10, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve had my Wendy Brandes Jewelry YouTube channel up and running for one year, as of last Thursday! To celebrate, I’m putting together some playlists for you for the next couple of weeks. First up is the best of my fashion-related videos. In these, I explain “slow fashion” and “homegrown vintage”; talk about my earliest…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, designers, Fashion, homegrown vintage, video Tagged With: slow fashion, youtube playlist

Throwback Thursday: Tiffeau Dress Through the Years

March 29, 2018 by WendyB

I wore this vintage Jacques Tiffeau dress to a cocktail party two weeks ago. What Wendy Wore Dress: Jacques Tiffeau (acquired in 2009) Boots: Prada (2008, probably first seen here) In a post about Moschino that I wrote a couple of days before that party, I defined the “double-vintage” category of “slow fashion” as clothes…

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Filed Under: clothes, Fashion, homegrown vintage, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, style icons, Throwback Thursday, video, vintage, vintage designers Tagged With: double vintage, edie sedgwick, jacques tiffeau, slow fashion

Wednesday’s Video: My Moschino Collection

March 14, 2018 by WendyB

This week’s video is about my homegrown-vintage Moschino … and nipple piercings. Enjoy! You can tell my videos aren’t overly scripted because I started out saying that most of my Moschino is pre-2005, and then I realized, “Um, not really.” In fact, the safety-pin t-shirt is from 2013, which is practically yesterday when it comes…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, homegrown vintage, t-shirts, video, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: non-buyer's remorse, slow fashion

My Best Dressed at the 2018 Oscars Is …

March 5, 2018 by WendyB

Last night’s Academy Awards — the 90th such ceremony but the first of the #TimesUp, post-Harvey Weinstein era —  had its highs and lows, both off the red carpet and on it. And there’s no getting to the red carpet without dealing with everything else first. On the bright side, Jordan Peele was nominated for…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, designers, dresses, Fashion, homegrown vintage, movies, oscars, parties, Special Occasions, vanity fair oscar party, vintage Tagged With: homegrown vintage, slow fashion

Wednesday’s Video: ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes

January 3, 2018 by WendyB

I introduced my new ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collaboration in a blog post just before the holidays. A post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on Dec 21, 2017 at 10:08am PST Now I’m talking about the collection, ANZA Gems, and ANZA founder Monica Stephenson in this week’s YouTube video. Continuing 2017’s slow-fashion…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, birthstone, gems, homegrown vintage, Jewelry, my designs, suits, video Tagged With: jewelry vlogger, slow fashion

Slow-Fashion Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2017

December 31, 2017 by WendyB

To bring 2017 to a close, I’m taking a look back at 12 “What Wendy Wore” highlights, with an emphasis on slow fashion. Click the photos for the original posts. January began with all gold everything, as I rang in 2017 in a gold gown first worn in 2004. This time, I added a crown….

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, The WendyB Pose, versace, vintage, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, year in review Tagged With: slow fashion

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